Blood Disorders: Latest clinical and research news presented at EHA Congress in Vienna (A), June 7-10, 2007

Kick-off Press Conference for the EHA Congress on Friday, June 8, 2007, at 10.30 a.m.

Please note that the kick-off press conference for the EHA Congress will be held at 10.30 a.m. on Friday, June 8, at the Neue Messe Vienna (Room Stolz II, 1st floor). Top international experts will be on hand to provide you with an overview of the highlights of the 12th Congress of the EHA:

• Improving care in blood diseases in Europe

  Prof. Eva Hellström-Lindberg, President of the European Hematology Association, Stockholm

• New possibilities for treating myeloma, progress at last

  Prof. Heinz Ludwig, President of the 12th Congress, Vienna, Austria

• Cord blood banking: “Private or Public?”

  Prof. Willem Fibbe, Leiden, The Netherlands

• Traveller’s thrombosis

  Prof. Frits Rosendaal, Leiden, The Netherlands

Press kit
A comprehensive press kit will be provided to media representatives at the Congress. Apart from information relating to the topics presented at the press conference, it will also provide material on a broad range ofother topics discussed at the 12th EHA Congress, such as:

• ·José Carreras lecture: Thrombophilia: from single gene disorder to complex disease
• ·Advances in hemophilia management and gene therapy for hemophilia
• ·The Bloodgen Project: Improving the blood supply
• ·Pharmacogenomics: Decreasing drug toxicity through personalized medicine
• ·Stemm cell transplantation for osteopetrosis
• ·First Effective Treatment Against a Dangerous Form of Anemia
• ·New Technologies and advances in leukaemia

The preliminary program of the congress can be found on the internet under http://congress.ehaweb.org/12th/

Press Office

The EHA press office and journalist working area are located on ground floor of the Neue Messe Vienna, close to the registration area, throughout the congress.

Facilities are available between 07:00 and 19:00 from Thursday, 7 June to Saturday, 9 June, and between 07:00 and 14:00 on Sunday, 10 June.

Accreditation for Media Representatives/ Press badges

Press registration is free of charge. If you are a media representative and if you are interested in participating in the EHA Congress please complete and return the enclosed registration form to us. Thank you to those who have already registered!

On-site badge pick-up will be conducted at the Registration Desk. Press badges have not been / will not be sent out in advance. Last-minute press registration requests will be handled on-site, on presentation of press ID or letter of assignment, but you are advised to register in advance to simplify the process.

We have been appointed by EHA to facilitate media relations and to provide you with information related to all aspects of this important meeting. We would be pleased to assist you in case of any inquiries.

We are looking forward to collaborating with you successfully.

Kind regards
Birgit Kofler

B&K Medien- und Kommunikationsberatung GmbH
Dr. Birgit Kofler; Daniela Pedross, MA.
Porzellangasse 35/Top 3, A-1090 Vienna
Phone: 0043-01-319-43-78-11; Fax: 0043-01-319-43-78-20
E-mail: pedross@bkkommunikation.at

About EHA

The European Hematology Association (EHA) aims to promote excellence in clinical practice, research and education in European hematology.

Today, EHA – with over 2600 active members from 95 countries – is a consolidated organization that pursues a large and growing number of projects and programs. An Executive Board and Councilors elected by the membership form the governmental body responsible for the strategy and organization of the association. The EHA Mission Statement will be enclosed in the congress bag.

About the EHA Annual Congress

The EHA annual congress is organized every June in a major European city. Over the years the congress has become the meeting place for hematologists in all fields of the speciality. The congress program has sessions on clinical and laboratory hematology and covers all the major hematological subspecialties, including hemato-oncology, red cell disorders, hemostasis, thrombosis, pediatric hematology and transfusion medicine.

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Press Policy and Guidelines
Press Registration Requirement
Press Badge – Access and Facilities
Press Room and Press Briefing Policy
Congress Embargo Policy
Industry Press Material
Non-EHA Press Events